Holding labs liable won't stop a black market of abliterated open-weight derivatives
Justin_Halford_ · x · 2026-09-16
Responding to Naval's claim that the best way to pace the frontier is holding labs fully liable for their models' behavior, Justin Halford raises the open-weights gap: what about abliterated distilled derivative models? The chain is only as strong as its weakest link — a black market is inevitable, and policy must prepare for lowest common denominators.
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